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Men's Tennis
vs Utah Invitational
Friday, March 7
San Diego, CA
University of Utah
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San Diego State
Photo by: Anna Fuder/Utah Athletics
Utah Tops SDSU to Open Ed Collins Classic
3/7/2025 3:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SAN DIEGO - The University of Utah men's tennis team opened play at the Ed Collins Classic with a hard-fought 4-2 victory over the San Diego State Aztecs. Utah's record moves to 9-4 overall, remaining 1-0 in Big 12 play.
The Utes were led by Berk Bugarikj, who delivered a standout performance in both singles and doubles play. He dominated his singles match on the top court, defeating Phillipp Bossee 6-1, 6-1, and played a key role in securing the doubles point for Utah.
DOUBLES
The Utes got off to a strong start in doubles play. Emmett Potter and Nicolas Calixto secured the first win on court three, defeating Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice and Paul Janson 6-2. Berk Bugarikj and Max Relic followed with a 6-3 victory over Denis Maijorov and Liam Spiers on court two, clinching the doubles point for Utah.
SINGLES
In singles play, Bugarikj extended the Utes' lead with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over Phillipp Bossee on the top court. Charles Frey kept the momentum rolling, battling through a tight first set before sealing a 7-5, 6-4 win on court six to push Utah's lead to three.
SDSU pushed back with wins on courts two and four, cutting the lead to 3-2. But Potter delivered in the clutch, overcoming a first-set loss to defeat Spiers 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on court five, securing the win for Utah.
Dante Teramo was in a tight third set when the match was clinched, leaving his contest unfinished.
UP NEXT
The Utes advance to the semifinals of the Ed Collins Classic, where they will face the winner of No. 2 seed UC Santa Barbara and No. 7 seed Tulane.
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The Utes were led by Berk Bugarikj, who delivered a standout performance in both singles and doubles play. He dominated his singles match on the top court, defeating Phillipp Bossee 6-1, 6-1, and played a key role in securing the doubles point for Utah.
DOUBLES
The Utes got off to a strong start in doubles play. Emmett Potter and Nicolas Calixto secured the first win on court three, defeating Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice and Paul Janson 6-2. Berk Bugarikj and Max Relic followed with a 6-3 victory over Denis Maijorov and Liam Spiers on court two, clinching the doubles point for Utah.
SINGLES
In singles play, Bugarikj extended the Utes' lead with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over Phillipp Bossee on the top court. Charles Frey kept the momentum rolling, battling through a tight first set before sealing a 7-5, 6-4 win on court six to push Utah's lead to three.
SDSU pushed back with wins on courts two and four, cutting the lead to 3-2. But Potter delivered in the clutch, overcoming a first-set loss to defeat Spiers 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on court five, securing the win for Utah.
Dante Teramo was in a tight third set when the match was clinched, leaving his contest unfinished.
UP NEXT
The Utes advance to the semifinals of the Ed Collins Classic, where they will face the winner of No. 2 seed UC Santa Barbara and No. 7 seed Tulane.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow the Utes on social media (Twitter: @UtahTennis | Instagram: @UtahTennis | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahmenstennis).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Phillipp Bosse / 0 [SDSU]
11
#2 Singles Match
12
46
Gonzalez Fitzmauric / 0 [SDSU]
67
#3 Singles Match
1234
463UF
Mathieu Josserand / 0 [SDSU]
643UF
#4 Singles Match
12
13
Alexander Mandma / 0 [SDSU]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
466
Liam Spiers / 0 [SDSU]
634
#6 Singles Match
12
76
Denis Maijorov / 0 [SDSU]
54
Order of Finish:
1,4,6,2,5
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